PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The creation of a transitional council responsible for choosing Haiti’s next leaders is imminent, a U.S. diplomat said Wednesday during a heated
Read moreSmall craft advisory, high rip current risk: NWS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands will be under a high surf advisory starting this afternoon, NOAA’s lead meteorologist Ian Carlos Colón-Pagán said this
Read moreCoast Guard takes 101 migrants back to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 101 migrants to Dominican Republic, Monday, following three interdictions of unlawful, irregular
Read moreMedical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Fresh gunfire erupted Tuesday in downtown Port-au-Prince, forcing aid workers to halt urgently needed care for thousands of Haitians. Weeks of gang
Read moreRussia seeks gasoline from Borat’s country in case of shortages
MOSCOW — Russia has asked Kazakhstan to stand ready to supply it with 100,000 tons of gasoline in case of shortages exacerbated by Ukrainian drone
Read moreHaiti police recover hijacked cargo ship in rare victory after 5-hour shootout with gangs
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s National Police agency says that it has recovered a hijacked cargo ship laden with rice following a gunbattle with gangs that
Read moreLatin American governments rally around Mexico after embassy raid in Ecuador
QUITO — Latin American governments, including regional heavyweight Brazil, rallied around Mexico on Saturday after its embassy in Ecuador was raided to arrest a controversial
Read moreSlavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations
BRIDGETOWN — Support is building among Africa and Caribbean nations for the creation of an international tribunal on atrocities dating to the transatlantic trade of
Read moreAirplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a cup
SYDNEY (AP) — A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport. The incident,
Read moreAmid Haiti’s spiraling violence, Florida residents worry about family, friends in the island nation
MIAMI (AP) — Florida residents watching the unfolding unrest in Haiti are expressing concerns for family and friends on the Caribbean island nation, saying they
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